GI Position with a starting salary of $600,000 located two hours from Chicago

Physician: Gastroenterology (GI)
Market: Non-Metropolitan (Less than 50,000)
Job ID:12595
Verified Date:08/13/2024
Loan Repayment:No Response
Sign on Bonus:Yes
Practice Type: Employed
Accept J1 Visa:No
Accept H1b Visa:No
Permanent: Full time Gastroenterology (GI) Gastroenterology (GI) - Advanced

What you need to know:

Practice Details

  • This 99 bed, independent, community hospital is seeking a BE/BC Gastroenterologist

  • Employed physician model.  We currently employ about 68 physicians in 35 areas of medicine.  In addition to our hospital and Main Clinic, CGH offers 12 additional satellite facilities in the service area.

  • Bread and Butter GI

  • ERCP Preferred

  • Busy Practice

  • 70% scoping

  • 1:3 call

  • Current Staff – 2 MDs, 3 APPs

Compensation Details

  • Starting Salary of $600,000
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Retention bonus
  • Robust benefits package

Community Details

  • Array of activities in Sterling is unsurpassed for a town of its size.
  • Sterling sits on the Rock River with its great boating, hunting, and fishing; offers the Woodlawn Arts Academy for music, performing, and visual arts lessons and classes; and maintains an active park district with a gymnastics center, indoor pool, indoor track and turf field, 4 indoor tennis courts, 8,000 square foot fitness center, and much more.
  • Public and private schooling options are available, and the Sterling High School is ranked in the top 10% in Illinois.

Recruiter Insights

MORE PURCHASING POWER:  Starting Salary is $150,000 To $250,000 MORE ANNUALLY Compared To Positions Located In Chicago, IL, Coupled With A Cost Of Living Of 30% Less In This Community Provides You With Significant Buying Power With The Opportunity To Build Your Dream Home, Pay Down Your Student Loans And Retire Early.

PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT:  This organization provides you with autonomy and the flexibility of running your pracitce without interference from administration, and at the same time, provides their physician's with a hospital employed model and the opportunity to earn in the 90th%tile, if desired.  

COMMUNITY:  Sterling offers the best of both worlds - a family friendly atmosphere, Laid Back Lifestyle and ideal for outdoor enthusiast, located far enough from urban hassels, including, traffic, admitting to several hospitals, high crime and high cost of living, but close enough to enjoy the amenities of one of the great cities in america - CHICAGO!    

LOW COST OF LIVING:  With Average Home Pricing Settled At $129,969 And Where A Desirable 3456 Square Ft. 4 Bedroom/2 Bath Home Sold For $225,000 Building A Quality Of Life With Substantial Savings Is Easy.

Community Profile What is nice to know.

Closest International Airports:

  • 112 miles: Chicago, IL (ORD / KORD) Chicago O'Hare International Airport
  • 117 miles: Chicago, IL (MDW / KMDW) Chicago Midway International Airport
  • 154 miles: Milwaukee, WI (MKE / KMKE) General Mitchell International Airport

Closest Major City:

  • 107 miles to Chicago, IL
  • 126 miles to Milwaukee, WI
  • 220 miles to Saint Louis, MO

Closest Domestic Airport:

  • 57 miles: Moline, IL (MLI / KMLI) Quad City International Airport
  • 63 miles: Rockford, IL (RFD / KRFD) Chicago Rockford International Airport
  • 85 miles: Peoria, IL (PIA / KPIA) General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport

Cost of Living:

  • State Cost of Living Index - 95.5
  • City Cost of Living Index - 77.7
  • Mean Housing Cost - $129,969

Colleges and Universities:

  • Ashford University (about 27 miles; Clinton, IA; Full-time enrollment: 73,330)
  • Kishwaukee College (about 44 miles; Malta, IL; FT enrollment: 3,356)
  • Black Hawk College (about 45 miles; Moline, IL; FT enrollment: 5,086)
  • Illinois Valley Community College (about 46 miles; Oglesby, IL; FT enrollment: 2,747)
  • Kaplan University-Davenport Campus (about 48 miles; Davenport, IA; FT enrollment: 60,376)
  • Northern Illinois University (about 49 miles; Dekalb, IL; FT enrollment: 18,126)

Demographics:

  • White 70.8% , 
  • Black 1.2% , 
  • American Indiana and Alaska Native 0.3%, 
  • Asian 0.9%, 
  • Hispanic 26.0%
  • Two or more races 0.7%

Taxes:

  • State Income Tax Rate - 3.75%
  • State Sales Tax Rate - 6.25%
  • City Sales Tax Rate - 7.75%
  • County Sales Tax Rate - 1%
  • Property Tax Rate -1.73 %

Major Industry:

  • Manufacturing (24%)
  • Retail trade (21%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Recreation:

  • The City of Sterling maintains seven parks in addition to the parks operated by the Sterling Park District. These are neighborhood parks located throughout the community.
  • Sterling is within one of the best Park Districts in the State. The Sterling Park District offers a variety of recreational opportunities in addition to the City parks
  • The Dillon Home Property functions primarily as a museum but weddings can also be hosted on the grounds.

Arts & Culture:

  • At the Midway Drive In Theatre there are many movies for you and your family to watch.
  • Woodlawn Arts Academy offers a wide variety of arts programming for all ages. Year-round programming includes visual arts, dance, music, theatre, woodworking, healing arts, culinary arts, literary arts and domestic arts.
  • The Dillon home museum is a period home dating to the late 1800s, overlooking the Widest portion of the Rock River.

Sports for the Spectator:

  • Easy access to watch the Chicago Whitesox, Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks.
  • Attend Kushwaukee sporting events

Sports for the Participant:

  • At Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA you and your family can sign up for many sports programs.
  • In Sterling Athletics Warriors you can sign up for any sports team.

Shopping:

  • The Northland mall has many stores for all ages to shop at.
  • There are many other shops located through out Sterling.

Top Five things to do:

  1. Sinnissippi Park
  2. Johnny's Bar and Grill
  3. Midway Drive In Theatre
  4. Dillon Home Museum
  5. The Precinct